how to disable adobe reader in safari

From the Safari menu bar, select

Help ▹ Installed Plug-ins

Besides the following, what plugins are listed?

• iPhotoPhotocast
• Java
• QuickTime
• Shockwave Flash
• WebKit built-in PDF

Back up all data.

Triple-click the line of text below to select it, the copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C):

/Library/Internet Plug-ins

In the Finder, select

Go ▹ Go to Folder

from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-G. Paste (command-V) into the text box that opens, then press return.

From the folder that opens, remove any items that have the letters “PDF” in the name. You may be prompted for your login password. Then quit and relaunch Safari, and test.

I've seen an unconfirmed report that the "Silverlight" web plugin distributed by Microsoft can also interfere with PDF display in Safari, so you might need to remove it as well, if applicable.

If you still have the issue, repeat with this line:

~/Library/Internet Plug-ins

If you don’t like the results of this procedure, restore the items from the backup you made before you started. Relaunch Safari again.

You are wonderful. This finally solved my problem.

Awesome! Thanks for the help on this! Those two plug-ins were the culprits for me, too!

Hi same problem here and I cannot get the command go - go to folder to open up the folder. It is telling me "The folder can't be found"

I checked the internet plug-ins folder on my library and there are only 2 plug-ins listed but are not related.

When I go to help - internet plug-ins in safari the same adobe items are listed as the original author showed.

Help I need my preview back it's killing me! I deleted Reader and what I thought to be all of the associated files.

OK I figured it out... I was able to find the plugin by searching for it by name "AdobePDFViewer....plugin"

Deleted and whoala it worked!! Thanks

I used the AppCleaner app to delete Adobe Reader and it took care of the Internet Plugins and application support stuff. So now there is absolutely nothing in my internet plugins folder, but I'm still having the problem. Help would be greatly appreciated. Adobe Reader is just awful.

Using latest versions of all software and a 2013 MB Air.

Dumb question for you, DoubleDead: Did you empty the Internet Plug-Ins from your user Library folder and not the system Library folder? The original post directs you to the system's Library folder; perhaps that difference is affecting you.

Thanks, I think that was the problem. I just did a spotlight search and found it. I just made the jump up from 10.5 so I'm still acclimating to where everything is located.

I am also having this problem. I tried to follow Linc Davis's instructions, but I keep getting the message "folder not found".......

There's a simpler workaround that works for me (MacBook Pro), Mavericks and Safari 7.

If you let Safari do its useless display and move the cursor to bottom middle of the screen you get the four icons appear. Click on the third symbol (The one after the expand / reduce size) and - the PDF then opens in Adobe Reader.

Here is a link to the official Adobe page telling you how to do it. What I found is changing it under get info is not enough. Adobe recommends creating a new folder in your library called disabled Internet plugins. You can read the official adobe page or get to it under preferences in Adobe reader under internet.

http://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/display-pdf-browser-acrobat-xi.html

There is one little hitch, you can't just move the files. You have to move them to the trash first and then move them to that file. If you don't it thinks you just want to make copies.

Beware every time you install adobe reader, it will take over Safari. It has done this for years. The problem that has been mentioned is the two plugins:

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin

AdobePDFViewer.plugin

In \Library\Internet Plug-ins

Mine also works. Thank you !! 🙂